White Noise, Red Sun: A Fish With Legs

White Noise, Red Sun

A little chunk of the web dedicated to keeping our friends, family, fans of Mike's noise and anyone else who for whatever reason cares updated on our year abroad in Ichinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.

Friday, January 13, 2006

A Fish With Legs




Well, would you look at that disgusting thing? Pretty gross, eh? Saw it in a pet store in Osaka yesterday. And what is the common name for this freakish pet? Oompa Loompa. If you can make the connection you are for more advanced than I.

Ugh. This is up there with the most bizzare things I've ever seen. Even if you discount the fact that it has legs, it's still one of the ugliest creatures on the planet. Don't look at the pics for too long. They only get creepier.

7 Comments:

At 7:09 PM, Mike and Colleen said...

I have to clarify that it is MIKE that thinks this guy is gross. It's cool with me.

 
At 12:05 AM, Michelle said...

Is there a way to adjust the blog so that it is more clear who makes each post? i'm not sure why, but it is kind of unsatisfying not knowing who is writing these updates... and then you wouldn't have to bother to defend your views on fish

 
At 4:59 AM, Laura said...

maybe it's called an oompa loompa because it's the same shade of orange as them? anyway, it reminds me of a tadpole. i like it, he's cute.

 
At 5:33 PM, Anonymous said...

I just randomly came across this journal. This fish thing is called an Axolotl, but I think it's actually some type of salamander?

 
At 12:14 AM, Anonymous said...

I think they are lovely! i went to an entomological (insect) fair in Newarke (england) yesterday, 3/dec/06, as my mum is a fan of all creepy crawlies! and i saw some of these - i really wanted one! the ones i saw had black eyes though and had more pink on them than orange!

 
At 1:40 AM, Addrox said...

Yep, it is an Axolotl, a mexican animal.

It's not a fish, it's actually a non-metamorphosed amphibious.

When it metamorphoses (it does it in very strange cases) it looks more like a reptile.

I think they're lovely.
I have a dark one (the one in the pic is albino)

This is him, Ray Charles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EpS10G0VX4

 
At 11:20 AM, Shawn said...

I think its cute!

 

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